Chapter 20 Demons
"I have to thank the Taiwei for help this time, and this kindness will never be forgotten by the officials." A few months later, in Taibai Island, in the Jiang Mansion, Liu Song smiled and looked at Jiang Cheng on the main seat. At this time, he was less slave and more sinister.
"As soon as the Secret Guard was established, he made many contributions to Your Majesty, all of which were the achievements of Mr. Liu. What does it have to do with me?" Jiang Cheng looked at Liu Song thoughtfully. He was just proposing a concept at the beginning, but he didn't expect that Zhao Xian could not wait to establish the Secret Guard. In a few months, Liu Song really investigated and dealt with a lot of corruption.
If we can continue like this, it can indeed play a role in purging the court and unite the hearts of the people for the Great Kun Dynasty.
However, Liu Song's condition and Zhao Xian's attitude made Jiang Cheng understand that this was impossible.
Rights are poison, especially without restraint, even the purest heart will be constantly corrupted by it. What's more, Liu Song's heart is not pure, and Zhao obviously has not been able to provide enough restraint.
"If the Taiwei hadn't mentioned it, how could the Secret Guard be established?" Liu Song shook his head and smiled and said, "The Taiwei said, should I thank the Taiwei?"
"Mr. Liu is now a new high-ranking official in the court and is busy with official business all day long. I came to our mansion today, not just to thank it for this, right?" Jiang Cheng said with a smile.
"The officials in the court regard me as plague gods. Only a real sage like a Taiwei will not look at me with contempt." Liu Song sighed, shook his head and smiled, "When the Taiwei entered the court, he was called me as a minister. Now, the Taiwei official is ranked first-rank and has the highest position as a minister, but he can still maintain this original intention. If the civil and military officials of the court could maintain their original intentions as half as the Taiwei, the court would not be so chaotic."
Jiang Cheng smiled and drank tea, not speaking, waiting for the sound of the sound. For those in the officialdom, it is really useless to not say anything, but in the officialdom, Jiang Cheng believes in interests more, which is much more stable than in the officialdom.
Seeing Jiang Cheng calmly, Liu Song smiled and said, "The Grand Marshal does not seem to believe in the sincere words of the subordinates?"
"Of course I believe it." Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Human hearts will change with the changes in the environment. When you are in the situation, you will naturally have no choice."
"No wonder the Taiwei has always been a great minister, but he is still away from the court. He wants to keep his original intention? The emperor admires it." Liu Song smiled and said, "It's just that Mrs. Yin has been troubled by His Majesty's swearing. The emperor heard that although the Taiwei and Mrs. Yin are husband and wife, they have never had sex in the past hundred years. I wonder if it's the Buddha who is really like this?"
Jiang Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly. At that moment, Liu Song felt that his breathing became difficult. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him seemed to dissipate, and his whole body seemed to be in nothingness.
"The responsibility of the Secret Guard is to pick up corruption, not to spy on the privacy of officials." The momentum came quickly and went quickly. Jiang Cheng put down the teacup and looked at Liu Song and said seriously: "Although the commander of this Secret Guard is very powerful, I believe that many people in the palace will covet this position. Mr. Liu did it, and I think others can do it too."
"What the Taiwei said is very true." The weather was not hot, not to mention that the Jiang Mansion was affected by the formation, and the four seasons were like spring. But at this moment, a trace of cold sweat oozed out of Liu Song's forehead, and he said with a forced smile to Jiang Cheng.
Although the pressure disappeared, Liu Song was still in fear. Although they were both in the cave realm, at that moment, Liu Song felt that it would be no more difficult than crushing an ant to kill if Jiang Cheng wanted to kill him.
"The lower official has no intention of threatening, but the lower official thinks that there may be a way to let Your Majesty lift his control over his wife, and it will be apart from the Taiwei's knot." Liu Song bowed and said.
"Oh?" Jiang Cheng looked at Liu Song and smiled and said, "In fact, if he can be promoted to immortality, he will be out of the control of the heavenly way of the planet. At that time, the oath he made on the heavenly way will naturally be lifted."
"But it takes time. Although Your Majesty has reached the realm of the Empress, who can explain the future clearly?" Liu Song bowed and said, "If you are not talented, you can try to convince Your Majesty and relieve your wife's oath, which is also considered to repay the kindness of the Grand Marshal's promotion."
Jiang Cheng groped in the teacup in his hand, looked at Liu Song and smiled, "Why don't you know what Mr. Liu wants?"
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An hour later, Liu Song said goodbye and left, Jiang Jian was on the edge of the floating island. Looking at the Ziwei Island hidden behind the white clouds, he felt an unspeakable feeling in his heart.
Although I have thought that the emergence of this secret guard will inevitably aggravate the chaos in the Great Kun Dynasty and accelerate the intensification of the conflict between the monarch and the ministers, I did not expect that the clues would appear in just a few months.
As for what Liu Song asked, Jiang Cheng smiled. After all, he was a figure who assisted the emperors of the two dynasties. His thoughts were actually very clear.
With the emergence of the Secret Guard, the imperial court gradually became a little more popular. All officials were on the back. Now, in order to expand, the Secret Guard began to make a lot of money, which was also the disadvantage of lacking full constraints. Now, not to mention Liu Song, even the small leader of the Secret Guard dared to openly ask for money from the ministers in the court.
After all, how many people can hold important positions in the core of the empire are really clean? And Zhao Xian's absolute trust in the secret guards has also made the secret guards even more rampant.
In the final analysis, the establishment of this secret guard is too hasty and does not have perfect laws and means to restrict its abilities. Things that are too extreme are always the first step towards destruction.
As for what Liu Song promised, it has not been fulfilled yet. After all, even if Zhao Xian is a little stupid in governing the country, he trusts Liu Song too much, but he has no right reason and is not easy to speak. Zhao Yin left too many trump cards for Zhao Xian. Even though Zhao Xian was not very concerned about the government, he was not a puppet after all. Liu Song was waiting for a suitable opportunity.
After several months of this, Jiang Cheng, who was in seclusion, suddenly received a summoning from the palace. Only when a major event happened would even he, the Grand Marshal in seclusion, go to discuss matters.
"What happened?" Jiang Cheng went to court and asked an official from his own faction beside him.
"The Taifu has been in seclusion these days. A big monster appeared in the Demon Spirit Mountains. It was powerful and swallowed up several generals of our dynasty. The situation was a little uncontrollable. The frontline soldiers had retreated to Tianyuan City. In the Demon Spirit Mountains, monsters were rampant. Moreover, this time it not only attacked the border, but also occupied many cities. Your Majesty had no choice but to call the Taiwei to discuss matters together." The official whispered to Jiang Cheng.
"The border guards are mostly powerful people in the Cave Void Realm, and they can swallow several names in a row. It seems that this great demon has a great cultivation level!" Jiang Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly.
In the world of great struggle, humans are no longer the only master of heaven and earth. The way of heaven is treated equally this time. The cultivation resources of the sea clan and demon clan are no worse than those of humans. Moreover, these two clans all follow the laws of the jungle and are prey on the weak. Although internal friction is serious, strong people are more likely to appear.
He was not very clear about the Demon Spirit Mountains, but Jiang Cheng had experienced the world of the sea tribe. Especially in recent years, with the continuous improvement of the human cultivation, more and more sea tribes have joined the East Island, making the East Island prosperous, and their understanding of the sea tribe world has become more and more thorough. Now Lu Ban and Mo Zi have been sent back to the East Island by Jiang Cheng to build several underwater water palaces to gather more sea tribes. But at the same time, the Black Dragon Mansion and the Blood Evil Mansion have also clashed with the East Island several times. There are already many cave-xu strongmen in the sea tribe. If these strong men were not restricted by each other, if Dong Island did not invest in a new master, Chen Li, a cave-xu realm master, would not be able to suppress it.
While speaking, Zhao Xian was already in court accompanied by Liu Song, sitting on the dragon throne of the Celestial Dynasty. Looking at the civil and military officials in the court, he said with a serious expression: "I must have heard of the affairs of the Demon Spirit Mountains. The seven commanders of the Cave Void Realm of the Great Kun Dynasty were swallowed by the great demon, and the front line in front was completely collapsed. The remnants retreated into Tianyuan City. I wonder what strategies do you have to defeat the enemy?"
When the ministers heard this, they looked at each other. The seven commanders of the Cave Void Realm were killed. This incident really scared the court. The other party's strength may have reached the Kongming Realm. Although the Dakun Dynasty has emerged in recent years, and the powerful people in the Cave Void Realm have now exceeded a thousand, but Zhao Xian is probably the only one who has reached the Kongming Realm.
"What? No one can share my worries?" Zhao Xian's face looked a little bad.
"Your Majesty!" Situ Yanshan stepped out and frowned and said, "That monster can swallow and kill seven generals in a row. I am afraid that its strength has not broken through to the cave void realm, and it may have reached the peak of the cave void realm. Moreover, there are even more monsters in the Demon Spirit Mountains this time, and there are more than one of them. If we want to calm this problem, I think it is better to send an envoy to negotiate with the monster."
"Peace talk?" Zhao Xian frowned and snorted coldly when he heard this, "Is this your idea? Do I want me to have a peace talk with a group of beasts?"
A minister stepped forward and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, although these monsters are beasts, ordinary monsters have transformed into shape when they reach the Golden Pill Realm. Their wisdom is no different from that of humans. Situ's words may not be unreasonable."
"Peace talk is second." Jiang Cheng groped his chin and said, "But that big monster must be removed."
"Oh?" Zhao Xian looked at Jiang Cheng and said, "What are the great opinions of the Grand Marshal?"
"Your Majesty, if the spiritual energy is abundant today, all races can practice. But looking at the world, although sea beasts and monsters often attack the border, this is the first time that monsters and sea beasts conquer cities and land. After all, for monsters, human cities are not suitable for them to live in. But this time, this is the first time that a great monster intends to occupy a human city. What does this mean? I wonder if all the officials and ministers have thought about it?" Jiang Cheng frowned.
"The Taiwei said..." Yan Shan was shocked when he heard this and looked at Jiang Chengdao.
"These demon races are following the example of human beings to establish their own country." Jiang Cheng said to Zhao Xian: "I ask for an order to go to Tianyuan City to take charge, capture and kill the monsters, and drive those demon races back to the Demon Spirit Mountains."
"I wonder how many soldiers and horses the Grand Marshal needs?" Zhao Xian nodded and then hesitated.
"The military and horses of the imperial capital are the responsibility of protecting the imperial capital. Do not move lightly. I ask Your Majesty to allow me to have the right to recruit troops. I can replenish my troops in the Tianyuan City area. In addition, I will take the generals of the Taiwei Mansion to fight." Jiang Cheng said with a smile.
"The Taiwei is indeed the pillar of the country!" Zhao Xian couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "Since it was the Taiwei who was personally expeditioning, the power of recruitment naturally belonged to the Taiwei. I passed my order. Taiwei Jiang Cheng, the Grand Marshal of the Great Kun Dynasty, was the governor near Tianyuan City, and within a radius of 5,000 miles, had the right to recruit troops by himself. Officials below the third rank have the right to appoint and remove them by themselves! All the supplies should be provided, and the court gave them priority!"
Chapter completed!